# N8561K: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, registration cancelled 2000-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (registry code 7640104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0482
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1998
- Last registry action: February 3, 1998
- Mode S code: ABC027
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpha Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Medford, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Medford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8253° N, 72.9824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11763, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8561K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8561K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8561K-2000-11-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA190), Aug 5, 1999: Robinson R-22A (N8561K), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990805010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990805010839A), Aug 5, 1999: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8561K), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. 1985 Roginson R-22 helicopter was demonstrating a 180 degree rotation when it experienced low RPM and landed hard from 50 feet AGL. (-23)at time and place of…

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